Political Quotes

“Madam President, I call up the Lankford amendment No. 158 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley], for Mr. Lankford, proposes an amendment numbered 158 to amendment No. 111. The amendment (No. 158) is as follows: (Purpose: To modify the provision relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund to impose certain requirements on the Federal acquisition of land and to require an allocation of funds for the deferred maintenance backlog) Beginning on page 468, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 469, line 18 and insert the following: ``(1) not less than 40 percent shall be used for Federal purposes; ``(2) not less than 40 percent shall be used to provide financial assistance to States; and ``(3) not less than 5 percent shall be used for deferred maintenance needs on Federal land.''. (c) Parity for Territories and the District of Columbia.-- Section 200305(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5).…”